EP 3708264 A1 20200916 - AN ACOUSTIC COUPLING INTERFACE
Title (en)
AN ACOUSTIC COUPLING INTERFACE
Title (de)
AKUSTISCHE KOPPLUNGSSCHNITTSTELLE
Title (fr)
INTERFACE DE COUPLAGE ACOUSTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 19162705 A 20190314
Abstract (en)
The present invention provides an acoustic coupling interface (1) for use between a flexible ultrasound transducing device (2) and a curved object (3) to be examined. The interface (1) is in the form of a sheet (4) having a bending flexibility that permits the sheet (4) to form a continuous contact with said curved object (3) during operation of the flexible ultrasound transducing device (2). Further, the sheet (4) comprises a bulk material (5) and a plurality of acoustic waveguiding structures (6) arranged in said bulk material (5), wherein the plurality of acoustic waveguiding structures (6) is for providing bidirectional coupling of ultrasound signals (7) emitted by the ultrasound transducing device (2).
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 8/4281 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01 - EP); B06B 1/0622 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 29/0654 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 29/28 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/8915 (2013.01 - US); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01 - US); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2291/2638 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (applicant)
US 2018168544 A1 20180621 - DAVIDSEN RICHARD EDWARD [NL]
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 2019046158 A1 20190214 - KROON BART [NL], et al
- [X] US 5680863 A 19971028 - HOSSACK JOHN A [US], et al
- [X] US 2010011865 A1 20100121 - SAXENA INDU [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3708264 A1 20200916; CN 113438987 A 20210924; CN 113438987 B 20230210; JP 2022523175 A 20220421; US 2022155438 A1 20220519; WO 2020182416 A1 20200917
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19162705 A 20190314; CN 202080015152 A 20200217; EP 2020054016 W 20200217; JP 2021547737 A 20200217; US 202017438694 A 20200217